Legislature dodges property tax reform in New York
Albany observers say lawmakers will again postpone a final solution to the $10 billion property tax inequity. Cities report mixed results from full-value reassessment pilots, with Rensselaer noting reduced business levies but higher homeowner bills. Across the state, most communities keep fractional assessments, fueling disparities and delaying mandated reforms.
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New York faces 1.3 billion budget gap in 1983
State Comptroller Edward Regan warned New York City that despite a current black balance, a 1.3 billion shortfall looms in fiscal 1983. A 105 page Four Year Financial Plan report cited aggressive hiring, planned revenue losses, and rising labor costs as key risks. Regan urged spending restraint and stronger management ahead of the June 25 Financial Control Board vote.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Route of All Evil mystery outing draws crowd in Manhattan
Would-be sleuths paid ten dollars to be blindfolded and taken on a mystery outing titled The Route of All Evil. They guessed locations by clues while visiting sites around Manhattan, including the Nero Wolfe locations and the 13th Street gallows. Mystery writer Dilys Winn and private eye Anthony Spielman organized the trip, with attendees laughing through the three hour bus ride despite a personal loss of about three hundred dollars.
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Route of All Evil
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Couple killed in truck bus collision in North Tonawanda
North Tonawanda authorities report a head on crash between a southbound pickup and a chartered bus carrying Kaufmann's Bakery Social Club. The couple, Paul Gaspie and Carole Gaspie, both 48, died at Erie County Medical Center. Dozens injured lightly or moderately. bus occupants largely spared serious harm. Police say the pickup crossed the center line on Niagara Falls Boulevard around 7:25 p.m. Saturday en route to Youngstown for a dinner party.
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Youngstown
Winning numbers in New York State Lottery drawing
AP reports the Saturday drawing numbers for New York Lottery: 2 12 37 10 15 25 with supplementary 34.
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Thousands honor Israeli independence on Fifth Avenue
New York's Independence Day tribute drew thousands as Mayor Koch praised Israel's actions against the Iraqi reactor. A message from Prime Minister Begin urged supporters to avoid retaliation, while a counterdemonstration in Central Park denounced the parade as racist and imperialist.
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Palestinian Solidarity Committee
Central Park
U.S
Texas-sized offer for cops lures Albany recruits
Albany area readers learn Houston police seek 6,000 recruits with a starting pay of 19 000 annually to offset rapid growth and high crime. Houston plans tests, travel at own expense, and promises training after recruitment while Albany reports few openings and a long retirement list.
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Division of State Police
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